Tractor connection for agricultural implements



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I. TROLLEY TRACTOR CONNECTION FOR AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS Filed Dec. 26, 1918 Nov. 27, 1923.

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1 TRACTOR CONNECTION FOR AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTSQ Application filed December 26, 1918. Serial No. 268,387.

To all whomit concern: Vary the height of the gathering boardsand .Be it known that I, IsAAoTRoLLn 'a citicutting device of the harvester.. zen of the United States, residing at Pough- Referring to the drawings: 1 keepsie, in the county of Dutchess State 1 designates .a tractor consisting of a of New York, have invented certain new power unit 2 sustained by two power driven and useful Im movements in Tractor Contraction wheels, one only of which, 2, is nections for gricultural Implements, of shown, and a supporting truck 3 which is which the following is a specificatiom refer arranged in rear of the power unit and 60 ence being had therein to the accompanying beneath a horizontal beam 4: extending reardrawing. wardly from the power unit,by which means This invention relates to meansfor conthe equilibrium of the power unit is prenecting agricultural implements to tractors, served. The draftof the power unit is apso that the implement will trail behind the plied to the supporting truck by means of 65 tractor in the passage ofthe latter through a draft link 5 pivoted at its forward-end to the field; and more particularly theinventhe power unit and pivoted at its rear end to tion has reference to the connection. of corn. the truck; and the control of the power unit is .iarvesters and binders to tractors,the objects effected by means of controlling devices 6, of the inventionbeing to admit of a relative sustained by the beam 4 and operated by the vertical movement between the tractor and driver occupying a seat 7 on the rear end of harvester in passing over uneven ground, a seat bar 8 sustained at its forward end by and in preventing the weight: or down-drag the truck. of the tractor fromg being imposed on the The truck 3 comprises an upright recharvester; to enable the harvester to be tangular frame consisting of rectangular tilted or adjusted relativelyTto the tractor side frames 3 spaced from :each other and 2a to vary the height of the. gathering boards connected togetherin fixed relations to and cutting device, and to rovidesfor the form a unitary. structure, the rear end of speedy and convenient attac ment and dethis frame being sustained by a pair of tachment ofthe harvester and tractor. truck wheels 9. The upper portion of this 80 These and other objects and advantages I frame ,gives support to the beam l of the accomplish by the improved construction power unit, through the medium of two and. arrangement of the parts particularly. arms i -7 1 depending from the beam and described in the specification to follow,v and mounted loosely at their lower ends on hori claimed in the appended claims. i zontal longitudinal pins or rods l -4 85 In" the accompanying drawings: fixedly sustained by the frame, by which Fig 1 is a perspective'view of so much of construction the truck frame and beam are atractor and corn harvester and binder as permitted limited relative movements in a will be necessary for an understanding of fore and aft direction, and also a relative my invention, the two being connected in rocking ortipping movement about the axeso accordancewith my invention. .of therods. V Fig. 2 is a. top plan View with certain 10 designates a corn harvester and binder parts removed. 7 I comprising a sustaining frame 10 having Fig. Sis a perspective view of the rear a forward horizontal frame bar 11 from end of the draft device by which-the tractor which a side frame bar 12 extends rear- 95 is-eonnected to the harvester frame, and the wardly at the stubble side, which frame is extensionof said frame to which the draft sustained at the stubble side by a stubble device is adapted to be pivoted, the said wheel 13 and at the grain side by a grain parts being shown separated from 'each wheel 14:, two gathering boards 15 being other. r

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view tending forwardly from the grain sidethere- I go of the rear portion of the draft device conof a considerable distance-in advance of the ne cted to the harvester frame, and showing front frame bar 11. The gathering boards the hand lever for adjusting the parts to are equipped, as usual, withgathering chains mounted on the sustaining frame and ex ice 16 which draw the stalks in between the boards and present them to a cutting device 17 (see Fig. 2) as the machine advances through the field. The foregoing parts may 7 be and are of the usual, ordinary and well known construction, and except in so far as hereinafter indicated, they form no part of the present invention.

When the harvester is drawn through the field by draft animals, as heretofore, a draft tongue A, shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2,

is provided, which is pivoted at its rear end to the front frame bar 11, the variation of the height of the ends of the gathering boards and the cutting device being effected by an adjusting hand lever 18 pivoted at its lower end to a toothed segment frame 19 fixed to the forward end of the frame bar 12.

This lever is provided on its lower end with an arm 20 having jointed to it a link 21, which, when the draft tongue A is used, is

pivoted to the tongue, so that by swinging the lever forwardly or backwardly and looking it to the segment frame, the harvester frame may be tilted on the axis of its sustaining wheels, and the gathering boardsand cutting device raised or lowered as the case may be. I

In connecting the tractor to the harvester in accordance with my invention, the two machines are placed relatively to each other,

as shown in F ig. 2, Where it will be seen that the wheels of the truck will travel at the stubble side of the inner gathering board some distance in rear of its forward end, and generally in line with the frame bar 12 of the harvester, it being understood that the draft tongue A before alluded to is first removed from the harvester after disconnecting the link 21 from the tongue; In place ofthis tongue, a draft device 22 is provided. for connecting the tractor with the harvester, which draft device extends at its forward portion between the spaced side frames 3 of the truck frame, and is in the form of two straps or arms 22 fixed firmly to the beam on opposite sides of the same, and connected together in spaced relations by means of a casting or block 22 which contains a horizontal opening 22 to receive the pivot bolt 26, a bracket or hanger 22 being bolted to the armsadjacent the rear end of the beam and giving support to the pivot pin 27. The extension 25 of the front frame bar 11 of the harvester is inthe form of a bar '25 having a reduced squared stituting in effect an extension or continuation of the frame bar 11, and projecting stubbleward'beyond the side frame bar 12. The pivot bolt 26 to which the rear 'end of the draft device is connected, is sustained by a casting or bracket 23, which is bolted to the upper side of the extension bar 25, the bracket being braced in place on the harvester frame by means of a brace rod 29 connected at its forward, end to the outer end of the bracket and connected at its rear end to the side of the frame bar 12.

-A draft bar 30 is pivoted at its forward end on the pivot bolt 24, whence it extends rearwardly at an inclination toward the gathering boards, and has its rear end pivoted by "means of a horizontal transverse pivot bolt 31, to a bracket 32 fixed to the frame bar 11, the axes of the pivot bolts 31 and 26 being in transverse alignment with each other.

.As a result'of the construction described, as the harvester is drawn bythe tractor throughthe field, the two are capable of a vertical relative movement in passing over unevenness in the surface of the ground, the draft device in such movements rocking on the pivot bolt 24. The tractor may thus move up and down on its pivot 'bolt relatively to the harvester, and the harvester may move up and down relatively to the tractor, carrying with it the draft device which islooked thereto by the adjustinghand lever. Also by means of the adjusting hand lever, the frame of the'harvester may be'tilted or rocked on the axes of its sustaining wheels 13 and 14: to raise and "lower the gathering boards and cutting device. As a' result of thisarrangement and action of the parts, the tractor and harvester may adjust themselves independently to the unevenness in the surface of the ground, and the weight or down-drag of the tractor will be prevented from being imposed on the harvester; the driver occupying the drivers seat being in position to control the tractor and to adjust the harvester relatively thereto to vary the height of the 'gathering'boards and cutting device, according to the conditions encountered in practice.

The seat bar extends at an inclination towards the stubble so that the seat will be supported free of interference with the adjusting hand lever, as shown in Fig. 2.

It will be understood that the pivot bolts 26 and 31 are removable from their sustaining brackets in order to permit the rear form or construction of the parts, except in In the foregoing description and accompanying drawings, I haveset forth" my practice has been found to answer to a satisfactory degree the ends. to be attained. It

will be understood, however, that these:

detailsmay be variously changed and modified by the skilled mechanic without departing from the limits of'the invention; and further, it will be understood that th invention 'is'not limited to any particular so far as such. limitations are specified in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is, as follows:

1. The combination :with a two wheel tractor of the unstable type, of a stabilizing truck, a corn harvester having portions thereof extending to one side of the stabilizing truck, draft connections between the truck and harvester, and mechanism associated with the harvester and draft connections for tilting the harvester about a horizontal axis. 7

2. The combination with a two wheel tractor of the unstable type, of a stabilizing truck, a corn harvester, mechanism associated with the harvester for tilting it about a horizontal axis, and draft connections between the truck and harvester permitting the harvester to move relative to the truck about a substantially transverse, horizontal axis in all adjusted positions of the harvester.

3. The combination with a two wheel tractor of the unstable type, of a stabilizing truck connected thereto so that it may tilt about a substantially longitudinal, horizontal axis relative to the tractor, a corn hared to the corn harvester and to the stabiliz ing truck near the forward portionof said truck, and mechanism associated with the harvestereand the draft tongue for adjusting the harvester relative to the tongue to tilt it about a horizontal axis.

5. The combination with a two wheel tractor having a steering frame, of a stabilizing truck connected to the steering frame, said frame and truck being arranged so that the truck may tilt relative to the tractor about a substantially longitudinal, horizontal axis, a corn harvester, mechanism for tilting the harvester about a horizontal axis, and draft,

connections between the corn harvester and truck permitting the harvester to 1110"8 'rela tive tothe truck about a substantially transverse, horizontal axis in all adjustedpositions of the harvester; V a r 6. The combination with a two wheel tractor of'the unstable type, of astabil'izing truck, a corn harvester, 1 draftconnections between the truck and harvester, a member on the harvester to which a draft tongue:

may be connectedfor drawing the harvester by horses, and mechanism associated with the harvester and tractor draft connections for tilting the harvester about a horizontal axis," said mechanism being located so that when the harvester is used with horses, it

may be readily connected to the draft tongue to tilt theharve ster about ahorizontal axis;

7. In combination witha harvesting 'machine having a frame provided with a front frame bar and having ground wheels sustaining the frame, a tractor traveling in front of the frame, an extension bar detachably connected with the stubble end of the front frame bar and extending stubbleward of the ground wheel at that side, a draft device connected at its front end to the tractor and pivoted at its rear end to the extension bar, and means for adjusting the draft device and harvester frame vertically relatively to each other.

8. In combination with a harvesting ma chine having a frame provided with a front transverse frame bar and provided also with a side frame bar extending rearwardly therefrom, a grain wheel sustaining the grain side of the frame, a stubble wheel sustaining the frame at a point inward of said rearwardly extending frame bar, an extension bar detachably connected with the stubble end of the front frame bar and extending stub'bleward of the side bar, a tractor, a draft device connected at its front to the tractor and pivoted at its rear to the extension bar, and means for adjusting the draft device and harvester frame vertically relatively to each other.

9. In combination with a harvesting machine having a frame provided with a transverse front frame bar, a side frame bar extending rearwardly therefrom, divider boards extending forwardly of the front frame bar at one side, and ground wheels supporting the frame, an extension on the front frame bar projecting laterally therefrom, a tractor consisting of a power unit and a connected truck supporting the rear portion of the same, a draft device pivoted at its forward end to the truck and pivoted at its rear end to said extension, a draft bar pivoted at its forward end on the axis connecting the draft device with the truck, and pivoted at its rear end to the front frame bar on an axis in transverse alignment withthe pivotal connection of the draft device with the extension, and a lever on harvesterfrarne operatively connected with the draft device for adjusting the same. v

10. In combination with a harvesting Em chine having a frame provided with a transverse front frame bar and with arearwardly extending side frame bar,, a stubble wheel on theharvester frame at the inner side of the side frame bar; divider boards extending bar, means for locking said lever in'differe vent relations to said harvester frame, and

device for adjustingsthe latteri.

11. In combination with a'harvestinginachine ehaving, rahframer. and divider boards extending,forvvanjlly thereof at one. side; a tractor comprising afpower ,unit and a connected supporting truck, a .draft device conmeeting the t'nickdfwith the harvester frame;

, anyadjusting lever on the harvester frame operatively connectedwith the draft device,

and aseat supporting bar, sustained by the supportingtruck and extending .rearwardly stubbleward .-.therefr om, to" sustain, the seat free of interference with the adjusting lever.

r In testimony whereof, I have aflixed my signature hereto.

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